Welcome to the Yorkshire Branch of The Western Front Association.
We meet on Saturdays at 2.00pm Please note this is a new start time for 2024
Venue
The branch venue for our monthly meetings is easy to find, being Manor Academy, Millfield Lane at Nether Poppleton. The postcode (for Sat Nav purposes) is YO26 6PA.
Millfield Lane can be accessed off the A1237 (York's northern ring road).
Above: A street view of the venue, showing the ample (free) car parking that is available.
See map in the lower left area of this page for the location of our venue.
We don't make any charge but request a donation on the door of a modest £5 which includes refreshments.
Car Parking
There is a large free car park on site. In the unlikely event that the car park is full, there is plenty of free off-street parking immediately opposite the school.
Buses
The number 10 bus (out of York City Centre) runs every half hour and stops directly outside the school.
Refreshments
After the presentation, but before the Q&A session with the speaker, we have a break with refreshments available.
Members and non-members of The Western Front Association are equally welcome.
Any new visitors are guaranteed a friendly atmosphere and a warm welcome from a group of like-minded enthusiasts.
The 2024 speaker programme is shown below.
No apology is made for the emphasis on operational history in the BEF in France and Flanders, which is the most popular type of talk. However, we do have a good selection of other presentations as well, covering social history, other theatres and naval operations.
As ever we have managed to book some highly respected and well known speakers as well as some speakers who are new to the branch.
We look forward to welcoming you to our branch meetings.
Upcoming Branch Events
The Enemy Within: Germans in Yorkshire 1914-18 by Tim Lynch
When war broke out, thousands of German subjects - many who had never set foot in Germany - found themselves trapped in Britain and targeted as 'enemy aliens'. From the spy scares of 1914 to the Internment Camps in Britain and Germany, this presentation tells the story of those who found themselves in the wrong place at the wrong time. Members a…
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Shaking General Monash’s Pedestal: the Battle of Hamel 4 July 1918 by Derek Clayton
The Battle of Hamel on 4 July1918 is often heralded as the 'perfect battle', with all objectives taken, as planned, by the Australians in 93 minutes. It was indeed an undoubted success in the end, but both the planning and the execution were far from perfect. General Monash's claim that the battle was 'free from any kind of hitch' needs closer exam…
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16 Squadron RFC: an Army Cooperation Squadron by Colin Buxton
Colin’s talk will cover the history of Army Cooperation through the experiences of 16 Squadron. It will go into detail about tasks such as Artillery Spotting, Reconnaissance, Photography and Contact Patrols. It will include many personal recollections including from Dowding, Maltby and Portal who served as Squadron Commanders. And it will include d…
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